PRESENTAZIONE DELL'OPERA 'DEATH AND THE POWERS' - Foto L. Mattera L'intervento di Tod Machover, autore dell'opera, allo Yacht Club de Monaco.
Interview with Tom McNichols, David Kravitz, and Frank Kelley
I was lucky to get this short interview with Tom McNichols, David Kravitz, and Frank Kelley at one of the earlier vocal rehearsals during the summer. Tom, David, and Frank play the parts of the Administration, the United Nations, and the United Way, respectively, who come to Simon later on in the opera to demand …
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Through Tod’s camera lens – September 15, 2010
By iPhone from Tod: "I just got to my hotel in Paris after a very delayed (air traffic controller strike:) flight from Nice and the longest taxi line at Orly airport that I've ever seen (and that's saying a lot!!!). About to go to sleep so I can get up early and be at the …
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Meet the Artists: Sara Heaton (understudy for Miranda)
Soprano Sara Heaton is a semi-finalist in this year’s Competizione dell’opera in Dresden, was a finalist in the 2010 Giulio Gari competition, and a regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera competition in 2008. She had her professional opera debut as Despina in Così fan tutte with the Boston Baroque orchestra, led by conductor Martin Pearlman. …
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Through Tod’s camera lens – September 14, 2010
Here are some snapshots Tod sent yesterday. I'm getting a lump in my throat seeing that crazy chandelier getting installed in the Salle Garnier...
Monaco: day 1
It's hard to believe so many things about being in Monaco. The fact that we're staying above the Fairmont Hairpin, the most famous loop of the Monaco Grand Prix, or that we get to live and work every day right along the glistening Mediterranean Sea, or that we're even here in Monaco at all - …
Interview with Matt Checkowski – Media Content Designer
Matt Checkowski is a busy guy. A graphic designer by training, he moved into film by "sneaking in the back door" at a design company in LA called Imaginary Forces, where he spent his time working on various experience design pieces that eventually led him to spend a year creating the dream sequences in Steven …
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Meet the Artists – Karole Armitage (Choreographer)
Choreographer Karole Armitage's role in Death and the Powers was to create the human and technologic gestures and movements that would embody the story and emotion of the opera. Although Karole has worked with as diverse a range of performers as any choreographer - from elite classical ballet dancers to pop stars like Madonna and …
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Tod’s MIT class this fall
Just to give you an idea of what else Tod is up to, as though he weren't busy enough already with Death and the Powers premiering in (gulp!) two weeks!
Death and the Powers World Premiere
Death and the Powers premieres on September 24 at l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Buy tickets here. Shows run on September 24th (invitation only), September 25th (8pm), and September 26th (3pm and 8pm). Ticket prices begin at 80 euros. Scroll down to choose the date from the event calendar (below the fold). See more information about the …
Opera of the Future 